Shloka 33
काज्चनोष्णीषिणत्तत्र वेत्रझर्सरपाणय: । प्रोत्सारयन्त: शनकैस्तं जन॑ सर्वतो दिशम्,सुनहरी पगड़ी धारण करके हाथोंमें बेंत और झर्झर लिये बहुतेरे सिपाही धीरे-धीरे सब ओरसे लोगोंकी भीड़को हटाते हुए चल रहे थे
kāñcanauṣṇīṣiṇaḥ tatra vetra-jharjhara-pāṇayaḥ | protsārayantaḥ śanakaiḥ taṃ janaṃ sarvato diśam ||
There, many attendants wearing golden turbans, with canes and whisks in their hands, moved slowly, pushing the crowd of people back on all sides. The scene conveys the controlled, hierarchical order of a royal or martial procession, where force is applied not as open violence but as regulated restraint to clear the way.
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethic of regulated power: authority in a royal/war setting is exercised through disciplined attendants who maintain order with measured restraint, reflecting social hierarchy and the expectation that force be controlled rather than chaotic.
Karna describes a scene where numerous attendants or soldiers, identifiable by golden turbans and carrying canes and ceremonial whisks, advance slowly while clearing the way by pushing the surrounding crowd back in every direction.